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Creating a new power scheme
To add a new power scheme in the NightWatchman console:
- In the Power Schemes section, click Add.
- Set the required values in the Add Power Scheme dialog.
- Click OK to save the new power scheme.
The Add Power Scheme dialog
The Add Power Scheme dialog lets you define properties for the new power scheme:
- Name field – the name for the new power scheme. This field cannot be left blank.
- Turn off display after: – sets when the power scheme turns the monitor off after a period of inactivity. You can set different values for this parameter for use when the computer is plugged in or running on batteries.
- Turn off hard disks after: – sets when the power scheme turns the computer's hard disks off after a period of inactivity. You can set different values for this parameter for use when the computer is plugged in or running on batteries.
- Standby: – sets when the power scheme puts the computer into standby mode after a period of inactivity. You can set different values for this parameter for when the computer is plugged in or running on batteries. This parameter must be set to a shorter time than the Hibernate parameter.
- Hibernate: – sets when the power scheme puts the computer into hibernate mode after a period of inactivity. You can set different values for this parameter for when the computer is plugged in or running on batteries. This parameter must be set to a longer time than the Standby parameter
- Prompt for password when computer wakes up – check this checkbox if you want the computer to prompt the user when it awakes from a standby or hibernate mode.
Editing power schemes
To edit an existing power schemes in the NightWatchman Console:
- In the Power Schemes section, select the Power Scheme you want to edit.
- Click the Edit button.
- Change the required values in the Edit Power Scheme dialog, which has the same parameters as the Add Power Scheme dialog.
- Click OK to save the changes to the Power Scheme.
Copying power schemes
To copy an existing power schemes in the NightWatchman Console:
- In the Power Schemes section, select the Power Scheme you want to copy.
- Click the Copy button. This takes a copy of the settings of the selected Power Scheme and opens the Edit Power Scheme dialog.
- Change the values in the Edit Power Scheme dialog if necessary. It the same parameters as the Add Power Scheme dialog.
- Click OK to save the Power Scheme.
Deleting power schemes
To delete an existing power schemes from the NightWatchman Console:
- In the Power Schemes section, select the Power Scheme you want to delete.
- Click the Delete button.
- If the warning option is turned on the Confirm delete dialog is displayed. Click Yes to continue with the deletion or No to cancel.
- Clicking Yes attempts to continue with the deletion. If the Power Scheme has previously been associated with a Power Policy an Unable to delete scheme warning dialog is displayed indicating that the Power Scheme is in use and you are able to delete the selected scheme.
- If the Power Scheme is not currently associated with a Power Policy, clicking Yes permanently removes Power Scheme from the NightWatchman Console.
Disabling the deletion warning dialog
To prevent NightWatchman from displaying the deletion warning dialog every time you delete a power scheme, power policy, tariff, security role or security account, check the Don't ask me again checkbox, located on the warning dialog itself.